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Obol
| Issuer | Metropolis |
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| Year | 400 BC - 350 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Armored male figure, likely Ares or a heroic warrior, seated or striding to the right in three-quarter view, wearing a crested helmet and short military tunic. The figure holds a spear in one hand and rests the other on a shield or similar attribute. The composition fills the irregular flan and exhibits the lively, dynamic style typical of Thessalian obol coinage of this period. A partial ethnic legend in Greek characters appears in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΜΕΤΡΟΠΟ (Translation: The Metropolitans) |
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Metropolis was a minor Thessalian polis whose coinage output was limited enough that its issues remain poorly documented compared to neighbors like Larissa or Pharsalos. The BCD Thessaly II reference places this obol within a tight typological sequence, and surviving examples are scarce — the city's political obscurity likely meant low-volume minting tied directly to local market needs rather than any sustained civic minting program.